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Altavista police arrest 23-year-old man in connection with July sexual assault

Police arrested the Altavista man on Thursday

Nelson O’Neal Dews II, 23 years old, of Altavista (Blue Ridge Regional Jail)

ALTAVISTA, Va. – On Thursday, police arrested a 23-year-old Altavista man they believe sexually assaulted someone in July, according to the Altavista Police Department.

Nelson O’Neal Dews II was indicted on the following charges by a grand jury:

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  1. Object sexual penetration
  2. Sodomy
  3. Strangulation

Police arrested Dews and took him to the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Rustburg, where he’s being held without bond.


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